Full-time classified and unclassified employees may elect to participate in either the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP). 

Full-time faculty members may elect to participate in either the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) or an ARP. 

Part-time classified and unclassified employees must participate in OPERS and part-time faculty must participate in STRS. 

Kent State partners with Securian Financial (Minnesota Life) for life insurance policies and some optional benefits like accidental death & dismemberment and group term supplemental life insurance.

We also partner with Unum for long-term disability insurance.

If you select the PPO medical insurance plan option, you can register for a Flexible Spending Account.

Relevant Forms

Opting into medical insurance includes the following forms of coverage:

WHEN TO WATER 

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